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- Kevin Bowman was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, - Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: 1999-2001 Taiwan Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei)
- Places lived: Taiwan, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 2024: found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
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- Cesar Duran was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Anthon Ellsworth was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in
Arizona,
- Convicted:
2021,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: 2001-2003 Brazil Brazil [unknown]
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
- Latest update: 2023: in prison in Arizona
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- Thomas Forrest was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2024: arrested and charged
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- Richard McClung was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Illinois,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Latest update: 2025: named as a defendant in a lawsuit against the Mormon church over alleged failure to report abuse
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- Michael Shean was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Release from Mormon church position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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